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THE POTTERY IS NOW OPEN. The sheds are mended, as you will see from the photographs
We now have only limited room to expand our membership,
so if you are interested in joining then please a send message
via any of the links listed below.
Our next term starts on Tuesday 17th January
2012
Classes will be on
Tuesday mornings (09:30) and evenings (18:00),
Wednesday mornings (09:30) & Wednesday evenings (18:00).
Classes are 3 hours long.
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| From Clay Hill Potters |
Clay Hill Potters is a club. We are a group of amateur potters and ceramic users.
Most of us at one time attended pottery classes at the Five Acres College near Berry Hill, Coleford.
Some two years ago the College closed their pottery course and we were in the fortunate position
to be able to buy the equipment from them. We transported all this across the Forest of Dean
to a barn near Newnham on Severn. We not only brought the kilns, wheels, pug mills, cabinets,
tables, chairs, but we hired our teacher Joan Doherty too. So now we run our own classes and
continue to learn how to make pots under Joan's instruction.
We use many types of clay including, stoneware, earthenware, porcelain and crank.
Sometimes we have a raku firing and for that we try to have a party.
Or next project is to install and run a gas fired kiln.
The shelter for it has nearly finished.
Many of our members also seem to be very good cooks.
We have been fortunate to have been given demonstrations by some professional potters, such as
Alistair Young , Mark Melbourne, Jack Doherty, and Wally Keeler
Last summer we were able to make our facilities available to a Owen Maseko
a visiting potter from Zimbabwe.
The links from this site are filling up with pictures of a completed set of workshops and
lots of happy smiling potters!
There are classes and places for all skill levels.
If you are interested in joining then send a message via the email link below.
All enquiries info@clayhillpotters.co.uk
We are planning an exhibition of some of our members
work in Cheltenham this coming August
It will be at
The Gardens Gallery , from 15th to 21st August 2012
Keep an eye on this page for further updates
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